1)Watch the video and try to answer these questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGXShw5Dsk
1)What area exactly is development affecting?
Explain the type of area.
2)What project is being planned in that area?
3)Find the following information about Tony Biffin:
How long his family has lived there Scale of his dairy production Size of livestock
How does Tony know that something is stirring up?
4)Fill in the blanks:
It’s not just farmers ……..………………….. . Glenn Atkins and his wife Millie retired here for the …………………. ………………………, but now they’re having ……………. ………………. .
Glenn: “It’s just going to be a ……… of houses. The developers have had approval for a massive ………………….. in the number of houses and smaller ……………… .”
5) What do people worry about in the towns surrounding Sydney? Find 6 possible issues.
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6)Explain the position defended by the building industry.
7)What is Tony Biffin’s final word about the situation? Why does the journalist think this can be echoed by other inhabitants?
2) Listening : either answer the 6 questions or take notes in English as you prefer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLMsI92crZw
Zoning Matters: How Land-Use Policies Shape Our Lives
From The Urban Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank
1. How is zoning defined?
2. What was the original purpose of zoning?
3. What has been a side effect of this, particularly in the early twentieth century?
4. Explain the consequences this has today.
5. What can be considered as a health consequence?
6. Explain the suggested changes that could be operated.
3) Essay : write 100 words
“To what extent do restrictive zoning policies contribute to social and economic inequality?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGXShw5Dsk
1)What area exactly is development affecting?
Explain the type of area.
2)What project is being planned in that area?
3)Find the following information about Tony Biffin:
How long his family has lived there Scale of his dairy production Size of livestock
How does Tony know that something is stirring up?
4)Fill in the blanks:
It’s not just farmers ……..………………….. . Glenn Atkins and his wife Millie retired here for the …………………. ………………………, but now they’re having ……………. ………………. .
Glenn: “It’s just going to be a ……… of houses. The developers have had approval for a massive ………………….. in the number of houses and smaller ……………… .”
5) What do people worry about in the towns surrounding Sydney? Find 6 possible issues.
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*
*
*
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*
6)Explain the position defended by the building industry.
7)What is Tony Biffin’s final word about the situation? Why does the journalist think this can be echoed by other inhabitants?
2) Listening : either answer the 6 questions or take notes in English as you prefer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLMsI92crZw
Zoning Matters: How Land-Use Policies Shape Our Lives
From The Urban Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank
1. How is zoning defined?
2. What was the original purpose of zoning?
3. What has been a side effect of this, particularly in the early twentieth century?
4. Explain the consequences this has today.
5. What can be considered as a health consequence?
6. Explain the suggested changes that could be operated.
3) Essay : write 100 words
“To what extent do restrictive zoning policies contribute to social and economic inequality?
- Teacher: Caroline Le Roy